Arc 8-Cores iGPU vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
35.73
+97.1%

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking125284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.27no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Xe LPG
GPU code nameGM200Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data
Current price$1195 (1.8x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores28168
CUDA cores2816no data
Core clock speed1000 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1075 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate176 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance6,060 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Arc 8-Cores iGPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin + 8-pinno data
SLI options+no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2no data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12_2
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980 Ti 35.73
+97.1%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 18.13

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 Ti 23057
+87.8%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 12276

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 88% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 Ti 48631
+12.6%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 43185

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 13% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Ti 16961
+95.4%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 8679

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 95% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Ti 98958
+133%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 42473

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 133% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD100
+150%
40
−150%
1440p52
+225%
16
−225%
4K52
+117%
24−27
−117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+73%
35−40
−73%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+100%
30−35
−100%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+96.6%
55−60
−96.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+97.5%
40−45
−97.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+105%
37
−105%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+82%
50−55
−82%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+81.7%
60−65
−81.7%
Hitman 3 85−90
+107%
40−45
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+297%
33
−297%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+111%
45−50
−111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+76%
50−55
−76%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+131%
50−55
−131%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+94.1%
30−35
−94.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+73%
35−40
−73%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+100%
30−35
−100%
Battlefield 5 47
−25.5%
55−60
+25.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+97.5%
40−45
−97.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+117%
35
−117%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+81.7%
60−65
−81.7%
Hitman 3 85−90
+107%
40−45
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+385%
27
−385%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+72.7%
55−60
−72.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+76%
50−55
−76%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
−57.6%
50−55
+57.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+105%
43
−105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+94.1%
30−35
−94.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 46
+24.3%
35−40
−24.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+100%
30−35
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+97.5%
40−45
−97.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+130%
33
−130%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+20%
60−65
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+102%
65−70
−102%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+111%
45−50
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+157%
23
−157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+94.1%
30−35
−94.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+120%
40−45
−120%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+127%
30−33
−127%
Far Cry New Dawn 66
+120%
30−33
−120%
Hitman 3 45−50
+84.6%
24−27
−84.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+105%
18−20
−105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+121%
24−27
−121%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+113%
30−33
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+111%
35−40
−111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+120%
35−40
−120%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+113%
40−45
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+145%
20−22
−145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 55−60
+115%
27−30
−115%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+119%
16−18
−119%
Hitman 3 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+120%
20−22
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+144%
18−20
−144%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Battlefield 5 40
+100%
20−22
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+68%
24−27
−68%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+110%
21−24
−110%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and Arc 8-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 150% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 225% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 117% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 385% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 58% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is ahead in 46 tests (94%)
  • Arc 8-Cores iGPU is ahead in 3 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.73 18.13
Recency 2 June 2015 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 8-Cores iGPU in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while Arc 8-Cores iGPU is a notebook one.


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